“…The book addresses recognized problems in social history such as the division of power within the peasant family, the maintenance of communal bonds in competitive environments, and marriage strategies in unequal societies, showing how social and cultural history can be reconnected through the study of individual voices recorded by folklorists. Above all, it reveals how oral culture provided mechanisms for the poor to assert some control over their own destinies…”

“…What significance does the voice or projected persona in which a text is written have for our understanding of the meaning of that text? …”

“…In this new translation and verse-by-verse commentary, Michael Pakaluk suggests an answer and unlocks a two-thousand- year-old mystery. 'Mary's Voice in the Gospel according to John' reveals the subtle but powerful influence of the Mother of Jesus on the fourth Gospel.... -- Editor…”

“…Post-independence voices in South Asian writings…”